How secure is DM Fax Server and FoIP?
With any IP network, you should always take the appropriate measures to ensure their network is secure physically and logically from external attacks by viruses, malicious users or other intrusions. If security from internal attacks is a concern, the IP network may be configured to use VPNs between the T.38 endpoint and a gateway. With a properly configured IP network in place, you will not be presented with additional security concerns when implementing real-time FoIP into the company network. Even if a malicious packet was to penetrate the firewall, the Imecom DM Fax Server only allow only for the transfer of T.4 and T.6 fax images, and not data. A non-standard fax or non-fax packet will be ignored by DM Fax Server. A good summary of potential threats and security responses for FoIP in general can be found in RFC 2305.
Related Questions
- Can DM Fax Server, with the Brooktrout TR1034 fax board, ever be used for faxing over IP and PSTN at the same time, or from the same server?
- Does DM Fax Server for FoIP use fewer ports/channels than DM Fax Server for PSTN-based faxing?
- Is it possible to save on long distance charges with DM Fax Server and FoIP?
